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: Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement UpdatesAlcatel Shrugs Off Patent Fears
By Philip Brooks
The following is excerpted from an article by Lionel Laurent at Forbes:
The threat of losing a patent dispute with Microsoft failed to dent Alcatel-Lucent's month-long rally Tuesday morning, as the stock extended gains in anticipation of its forthcoming quarterly report and of the possibility of a future free of patent wrangling.
Shares of Alcatel-Lucent rose 2.8%, or 4 euro cents (5 cents), to 1.66 euros ($2.21), during morning trading in Paris on Tuesday, despite news on Monday that the United States Patent and Trademark Office had rejected two patents claimed by the Franco-American network supplier as part of a long-running dispute with Microsoft.
The ruling, which could threaten a $368 million damages payment made by Microsoft to Alcatel-Lucent last year, could be the last chapter in the two companies' patent war if it successfully bolsters Microsoft's appeal. The other outstanding lawsuits were settled as a group back in December.
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Full post as published by Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement Updates on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).
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